CAS 87272-20-6 appears in our catalog under these names: MEDICA16/ 99.13% (existing batch purity), MEDICA 16, MEDICA16 98%, 3,3,14,14-tetramethylhexadecanedioic acid, 99.87% ,, 99.87% ,, MEDICA16 (Standard). Offered by: TargetMol, GLPBio, Ambeed, Chemat, MedChemExpress. Available pack sizes: 5mg, 10mg, 25mg, 50mg, 100mg, 500mg, 1mg, 250mg.
MEDICA 16 is an alpha,-dicarboxylic acid that is hexadecanedioic acid carrying methyl groups at positions 3 and 14. It is a free fatty acid 1 (FFA1/GPR40) receptor agonist and an ATP citrate lyase inhibitor, and exhibits hypolipidemic and antidiabetogenic properties. It has a role as an EC 2.3.3.8 (ATP citrate synthase) inhibitor, a hypoglycemic agent, an antilipemic drug, an EC 6.4.1.2 (acetyl-CoA carboxylase) inhibitor and a G-protein-coupled receptor agonist.
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C20H38O4 |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 342.5 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | 3,3,14,14-tetramethylhexadecanedioic acid |
| InChIKey | HYSMCRNFENOHJH-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | CC(C)(CCCCCCCCCCC(C)(C)CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O |
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